diff --git a/rb_ws/src/buggy/buggy/simulator/velocity_ui.py b/rb_ws/src/buggy/buggy/simulator/velocity_ui.py
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+++ b/rb_ws/src/buggy/buggy/simulator/velocity_ui.py
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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+import threading
+import tkinter as tk
+from controller_2d import Controller
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+
+class VelocityUI(Node):
+    def __init__(self, init_vel: float, buggy_name: str):
+        super().__init__('velocity_ui')
+        
+        # So the buggy doesn't start moving without user input
+        self.buggy_vel = 0  
+        self.controller = Controller(buggy_name)
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
+
+        self.root = tk.Tk()
+
+        self.root.title(buggy_name + ' Manual Velocity: scale = 0.1m/s')
+        self.root.geometry('600x100')
+        self.root.configure(background='#342d66')
+
+        self.scale = tk.Scale(self.root, from_=0, to=300, orient=tk.HORIZONTAL, length=500, width=30)
+        self.scale.pack()
+
+        self.root.bind("<Up>", lambda i: self.scale.set(self.scale.get() + 2))
+        self.root.bind("<Down>", lambda d: self.scale.set(self.scale.get() - 2))
+
+        # ROS2 timer for stepping
+        self.create_timer(0.01, self.step)  # equivalent to 100Hz (100 times per second)
+
+    def step(self):
+        # Sets the velocity of the buggy to the current scale value
+        # called every tick
+        self.root.update_idletasks()
+        self.root.update()
+        # Update velocity of the buggy
+        self.buggy_vel = self.scale.get() / 10  # set velocity with 0.1 precision
+        self.controller.set_velocity(self.buggy_vel)
+
+def main(args=None):
+    rclpy.init(args=args)
+
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        print("Usage: velocity_ui <initial_velocity> <buggy_name>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    init_vel = float(sys.argv[1])
+    buggy_name = sys.argv[2]
+
+    vel_ui = VelocityUI(init_vel, buggy_name)
+
+    try:
+        rclpy.spin(vel_ui)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("Shutting down velocity UI")
+    finally:
+        vel_ui.destroy_node()
+        rclpy.shutdown()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/rb_ws/src/buggy/buggy/simulator/velocity_updater.py b/rb_ws/src/buggy/buggy/simulator/velocity_updater.py
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+++ b/rb_ws/src/buggy/buggy/simulator/velocity_updater.py
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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+import sys
+from controller_2d import Controller
+from geometry_msgs.msg import Pose
+from geometry_msgs.msg import Point
+import threading
+import math
+
+class VelocityUpdater(Node):
+    RATE = 100
+    # Bubbles for updating acceleration based on position
+    # represented as 4-tuples: (x-pos, y-pos, radius, acceleration)
+    CHECKPOINTS = [
+        (589701, 4477160, 20, 0.5)
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, init_vel: float, buggy_name: str):
+        super().__init__('vel_updater')
+        
+        self.buggy_vel = init_vel
+        self.accel = 0.0
+        self.position = Point()
+        self.controller = Controller(buggy_name)
+
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
+
+        # ROS2 subscription
+        self.pose_subscriber = self.create_subscription(
+            Pose,
+            f"{buggy_name}/sim_2d/utm",
+            self.update_position,
+            10  # QoS profile
+        )
+
+        # ROS2 timer for stepping
+        self.timer = self.create_timer(1.0 / self.RATE, self.step)
+
+    def update_position(self, new_pose: Pose):
+        '''Callback function to update internal position variable when new
+        buggy position is published
+        
+        Args:
+            new_pose (Pose): Pose object from topic
+        '''
+        with self.lock:
+            self.position = new_pose.position
+
+    def calculate_accel(self):
+        '''Check if the position of the buggy is in any of the checkpoints set
+        in self.CHECKPOINTS, and update acceleration of buggy accordingly
+        '''
+        for (x, y, r, a) in self.CHECKPOINTS:
+            dist = math.sqrt((x - self.position.x)**2 + (y - self.position.y)**2)
+            if dist < r:
+                self.accel = a
+                break
+
+    def step(self):
+        '''Update acceleration and velocity of buggy for one timestep'''
+        self.calculate_accel()
+        new_velocity = self.buggy_vel + self.accel / self.RATE
+        self.buggy_vel = new_velocity
+        self.controller.set_velocity(new_velocity)
+
+def main(args=None):
+    rclpy.init(args=args)
+
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        print("Usage: vel_updater <initial_velocity> <buggy_name>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    init_vel = float(sys.argv[1])
+    buggy_name = sys.argv[2]
+
+    vel_updater = VelocityUpdater(init_vel, buggy_name)
+
+    try:
+        rclpy.spin(vel_updater)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("Shutting down velocity updater")
+    finally:
+        vel_updater.destroy_node()
+        rclpy.shutdown()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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